Law Firms Warned of Silent Ransom Group Attacks 2025-05-27 at 13:06 By Ionut Arghire The FBI warns US law firms that the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) has been constantly targeting the legal industry. The post Law Firms Warned of Silent Ransom Group Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]
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4.5% of breaches now extend to fourth parties 2025-05-27 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Security teams can no longer afford to treat third-party security as a compliance checkbox, according to SecurityScorecard. Traditional vendor risk assessments, conducted annually or quarterly, are too slow to detect active threats. 35.5% of all breaches in 2024 were third-party
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Russian Qakbot Gang Leader Indicted in US 2025-05-23 at 14:17 By Ionut Arghire Russian national Rustam Gallyamov was indicted in the US for his leading role in the development and distribution of Qakbot malware. The post Russian Qakbot Gang Leader Indicted in US appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View
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CTM360 report: Ransomware exploits trust more than tech 2025-05-22 at 08:35 By Anamarija Pogorelec A recent wave of ransomware attacks has disrupted major retailers across the UK. According to a new report from CTM360, the attackers didn’t need to break down the door, they were invited in through misplaced trust and weak identity safeguards. This
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US Student to Plead Guilty Over PowerSchool Hack 2025-05-21 at 14:04 By Ionut Arghire Matthew Lane allegedly hacked PowerSchool using stolen credentials and admitted to extorting a telecoms provider. The post US Student to Plead Guilty Over PowerSchool Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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Cellcom Service Disruption Caused by Cyberattack 2025-05-21 at 13:05 By Ionut Arghire Wireless carrier Cellcom has confirmed that a week-long widespread service outage is the result of a cyberattack. The post Cellcom Service Disruption Caused by Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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AI voice hijacking: How well can you trust your ears? 2025-05-20 at 07:32 By Sinisa Markovic How sure are you that you can recognize an AI-cloned voice? If you think you’re completely certain, you might be wrong. Why it’s a growing threat With only three seconds of audio, criminals can now clone a person’s voice,
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CTM360 maps out real-time phishing infrastructure targeting corporate banking worldwide 2025-05-19 at 16:50 By Anamarija Pogorelec A phishing operation that targets corporate banking accounts across the globe has been analyzed in a new report by CTM360. The campaign uses fake Google ads, advanced filtering techniques, to steal sensitive login credentials and bypass MFA. Researchers uncovered
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Prison Sentence for Man Involved in SEC X Account Hack 2025-05-19 at 12:50 By Ionut Arghire Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to prison for hacking SEC’s official X account and publishing fraudulent posts increasing Bitcoin value. The post Prison Sentence for Man Involved in SEC X Account Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is
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FBI Warns of Deepfake Messages Impersonating Senior Officials 2025-05-16 at 13:01 By Ionut Arghire The FBI says former federal and state government officials are targeted with texts and AI-generated voice messages impersonating senior US officials. The post FBI Warns of Deepfake Messages Impersonating Senior Officials appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from
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Polymorphic phishing attacks flood inboxes 2025-05-16 at 08:31 By Help Net Security AI is transforming the phishing threat landscape at a pace many security teams are struggling to match, according to Cofense. In 2024, researchers tracked one malicious email every 42 seconds. Many of the 42-second attacks were part of polymorphic phishing attacks. Unlike traditional
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Andrei Tarasov: Inside the Journey of a Russian Hacker on the FBI’s Most Wanted List 2025-05-16 at 02:06 By Kevin Townsend Once a key figure in the Angler exploit kit underworld, Tarasov’s life has unraveled into detention, paranoia, and an unwanted return to the Russia he publicly despised. The post Andrei Tarasov: Inside the Journey
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Coinbase suffers data breach, gets extorted (but won’t pay) 2025-05-15 at 17:35 By Zeljka Zorz Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase has suffered a breach, which resulted in attackers acquiring customers’ data that can help them mount social engineering attacks, the company confirmed today by filing a report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The
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Kosovar Administrator of Cybercrime Marketplace Extradited to US 2025-05-14 at 15:17 By Ionut Arghire Kosovo citizen Liridon Masurica has appeared in a US court, facing charges for his role in operating the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc. The post Kosovar Administrator of Cybercrime Marketplace Extradited to US appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from
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Ransomware spreads faster, not smarter 2025-05-14 at 07:00 By Help Net Security The fall of two of the most dominant ransomware syndicates, LockBit and AlphV, triggered a power vacuum across the cybercriminal landscape, acccording to a Black Kite survey. In their place, dozens of new actors emerged, many of them lacking the infrastructure, discipline, or
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Fake AI platforms deliver malware diguised as video content 2025-05-09 at 16:53 By Zeljka Zorz A clever malware campaign delivering the novel Noodlophile malware is targeting creators and small businesses looking to enhance their productivity with AI tools. But, in an unusual twist, the threat actors are not disguising the malware as legitimate software, but
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LockBit hacked: What does the leaked data show? 2025-05-09 at 14:33 By Zeljka Zorz The affiliate panel of the infamous LockBit Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group has been hacked and defaced, showing a link to a MySQL database dump ostensibly containing leaked data relating to the group’s operations: The defaced dark web affiliate panel (Source: Help Net
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Masimo Manufacturing Facilities Hit by Cyberattack 2025-05-08 at 10:32 By Eduard Kovacs Health technology and consumer electronics firm Masimo detected unauthorized activity on its network in late April. The post Masimo Manufacturing Facilities Hit by Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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Wave of tech layoffs leads to more job scams 2025-05-08 at 08:06 By Sinisa Markovic The tech industry is experiencing significant layoffs, leaving thousands of IT and cybersecurity professionals in search of new employment opportunities. Unfortunately, as these individuals search for new opportunities, scammers are actively preying on them. Losing a job, especially when you
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Digital welfare fraud: ALTSRUS syndicate exploits the financially vulnerable 2025-05-07 at 09:46 By Mirko Zorz A new report from bot defense firm Kasada has exposed the growing threat of ALTSRUS, a fraud syndicate targeting some of the most vulnerable corners of the digital economy. Researchers revealed how the group has scaled its operations to steal
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